(Encyclopedia) Moon Jae-in, 1953–, South Korean political leader, president of South Korea (2017–). The son of North Korean refugees, Moon studied law at Kyung Hee Univ. but was expelled twice for…
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A Giant Step for Northern Ireland Despite April's Good Friday Accord, in August a bomb exploded in the small town of Omagh, killing 28. An IRA group claimed responsibility. A more definitive…
(Encyclopedia) Chiang Kai-shekChiang Kai-shekjyäng kī-shĕk, jyäng [key], 1887–1975, Chinese Nationalist leader. He was also called Chiang Chung-cheng.
After completing military training with the…
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(Encyclopedia) Chinese music, the classical music forms of China.
Throughout the political and social turmoil following World War I, Western (classical and popular) and Japanese sources dominated…
(Encyclopedia) Park Geun-hyePark Geun-hyepäk g&oobreve;n-hĕ [key], 1952–, South Korean political leader, president of South Korea (2013–17). The daughter of South Korean dictator Park Chung Hee,…
